{"title":"Luigi Pirandello","description":"\u003cp\u003eLuigi Pirandello's works delve into the complexities of identity and the fluid nature of reality, blending dramatic innovation with profound psychological insight. Readers can explore his groundbreaking plays, such as \u003cem\u003eSix Characters in Search of an Author\u003c\/em\u003e, which challenge traditional theatrical conventions and invite reflection on the boundaries between fiction and truth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBeyond drama, Pirandello’s stories and essays offer a rich tapestry of human experience, engaging with themes of perception and self-deception. 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Set in the author’s birthplace of Sicily, where the arid terrain and isolated villages map the fragile interior world of his characters, and in Rome, where modern life threatens centuries-old traditions, these original stories are sun-baked with the deep lore of Italian folktales.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn “The Jar,” a broken earthenware pot pits its owner, a quarrelsome landholder, against a clever inventor of a mysterious glue. “The Dearly Departed” tells the story of a young widow and her new husband on their honeymoon, haunted at every turn by the sly visage of the deceased. The scorned lover, the intransigent bureaucrat, the lonely mother, the wretched peasant—Pirandello’s characters expose the human condition in all its fatalism, injustice, and raw beauty.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eFor lovers of Calvino and Pasolini, these picturesque stories preserve a memory of an Italy long gone, but one whose recurring concerns still speak to us today.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47603172638956,"sku":"9780300150964","price":53.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780300150964-stories-for-the-years.jpg?v=1778056756"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/luigi-pirandello.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}